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How do enthusiasts track the planes over the ocean? I saw a plane on flightradar24 that looked like it was 360mi+ away from the coast. (It was yellow, meaning
by argc 12y ago
How do enthusiasts track the planes over the ocean? I saw a plane on flightradar24 that looked like it was 360mi+ away from the coast. (It was yellow, meaning ADS-B data.)
- spacefight 12y agoFiled flightplans and dead reckonging are sometimes intermixed when ADS-B coverage is poor.
- vomitcuddle 12y agoMy guess is that planes reach their cruise heading, altitude and speed by the time they get out of range of ADS-B receivers. Since they follow predefined air corridors, location can be easily inferred from last known information. Obviously it won't be accurate if the plane has changed course to avoid bad weather (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447).